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22/3/2020: Sudan Tribune - Sudan needs $76m to combat coronavirus
Sudan Tribune reports on Sudan’s nationwide plan to combat the spread of coronavirus. Health minister Akram Eltom says the plan will cost $76 million.
The plan includes isolation centres, management of arrivals at points of entry, patient care, infection prevention and control, supplies, risks communication, surveillance and capacity-building.
22/3/2020: Radio Dabanga - Sudan’s imams shorten Friday prayers as 'historic' coronavirus precaution
Radio Dabanga reports that several mosques in Khartoum embraced the guidance issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments to shorten prayers to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, in a first in Sudanese history.
The guidance provides that imams should read short phrases of the Holy Quran and that people keep a distance between them during prayers.
The guidance is grounded on Islamic jurisprudence such as Sunnah, which justifies taking such actions during plagues or pandemics.